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Nintendo UK has launched an online store where you can purchase a variety of games, consoles and other merchandise. At present, the items available are almost elusively first-party releases, but as Nintendo Life notes, there’s a few third-party offerings in the mix. Pricing seems to be comparable to the unusual suggested retail price and is […]

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Nintendo UK has admitted to MCV that most people simply do not realise that Wii U is a brand new console. Now the company is launching ambitious plans to increase awareness and hardware sales, including a partnership with Tesco.

Wii U has launched today in the UK, and Nintendo UK’s head of consumer marketing James Honeywell is hopeful that the console will live up to the launch of the original Wii, and assured buyers that replacement stock is on standby for when it eventually sells out.

Nintendo’s announced that Jo Bartlett will become its new head of communications in the UK. Bartlett, who’s previously done PR for PlayStation and Warner Bros., replaces Rob Saunders, who left the company back in April this year for Apple. Until now, his role had been left vacant. More details are on MCV.

Nintendo UK marketing manager James Honeywell has said that, regardless of whether you pre-ordered or not, there’ll be enough UK 3DS units for everyone to buy from today, this weekend and beyond – but he’s warned that the price could go up.

Speaking on the many and varied qualities of 3DS, Nintendo UK gneral manager David Yarnton and marketing manager James Honeywell have said that StreetPass is an integral part of the portable’s appeal, turning it into “indispensable” kit sure to “surprise” you.

Nintendo UK general manager David Yarnton has told VG247 that the company plans to have over 500,000 people in the UK sample 3DS play before April 2011, describing the release of the machine as “our biggest launch yet”.

Speaking at a Learning Without Frontiers event in London, Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton has praised the arrival of Microsoft and Sony in the games industry, saying the two have brought “powerful” products to market.

Nintendo UK just sent out a huge release schedule for Wii and DS running from now until the end of the year. The company also confirmed this morning a December 11 date for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Get the entire line-up after the break.

Nintendo’s just refused to comment on when we can expect a European date for DSi. “No comment on this one,” said a UK rep. Nintendo of America just confirmed the machine will release in the US on April 5, price $170. Rumour recently pointed to a Australian DSi release in July, logically leading to a […]

Speaking to MCV magazine, Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton has said that he won’t rest until everyone in the entire world is playing videogames. He sort of said that, anyway. “We really have only scratched the surface in terms of the number of potential users still out there,” he said. “As long as there are […]

Nintendo UK head David Yarnton has denied that Nintendo ever turned its back on the hardcore, and has reiterated that new versions of “popular core gaming franchises” are on the way for Wii. “It’s simply not true, Nintendo has never lost its passion for core gamers,” he told MCV. “Nintendo would like to bring smiles […]

Speaking to MCV, Nintendo UK marketing boss Dawn Paine has admitted there are currently no plans for any more Brain Training games from Nintendo. “The idea behind More Brain Training is that people can move across to it once they have played the first one, and vice versa, and are looking for new challenges and […]

Nintendo UK has confirmed that a schedule listing WiiWare for a May 20 launch in Europe is official and correct. WiiWare, a channel dedicated to providing downloadable games in a similar way to Xbox Live Arcade, launches in the US on May 12.

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Nintendo UK has launched an online store where you can purchase a variety of games, consoles and other merchandise. At present, the items available are almost elusively first-party releases, but as Nintendo Life notes, there’s a few third-party offerings in the mix. Pricing seems to be comparable to the unusual suggested retail price and is […]

Nintendo UK has admitted to MCV that most people simply do not realise that Wii U is a brand new console. Now the company is launching ambitious plans to increase awareness and hardware sales, including a partnership with Tesco.

Wii U has launched today in the UK, and Nintendo UK’s head of consumer marketing James Honeywell is hopeful that the console will live up to the launch of the original Wii, and assured buyers that replacement stock is on standby for when it eventually sells out.

Nintendo’s announced that Jo Bartlett will become its new head of communications in the UK. Bartlett, who’s previously done PR for PlayStation and Warner Bros., replaces Rob Saunders, who left the company back in April this year for Apple. Until now, his role had been left vacant. More details are on MCV.

Nintendo UK marketing manager James Honeywell has said that, regardless of whether you pre-ordered or not, there’ll be enough UK 3DS units for everyone to buy from today, this weekend and beyond – but he’s warned that the price could go up.

Speaking on the many and varied qualities of 3DS, Nintendo UK gneral manager David Yarnton and marketing manager James Honeywell have said that StreetPass is an integral part of the portable’s appeal, turning it into “indispensable” kit sure to “surprise” you.

Nintendo UK general manager David Yarnton has told VG247 that the company plans to have over 500,000 people in the UK sample 3DS play before April 2011, describing the release of the machine as “our biggest launch yet”.

Speaking at a Learning Without Frontiers event in London, Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton has praised the arrival of Microsoft and Sony in the games industry, saying the two have brought “powerful” products to market.

Nintendo UK just sent out a huge release schedule for Wii and DS running from now until the end of the year. The company also confirmed this morning a December 11 date for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Get the entire line-up after the break.

Nintendo’s just refused to comment on when we can expect a European date for DSi. “No comment on this one,” said a UK rep. Nintendo of America just confirmed the machine will release in the US on April 5, price $170. Rumour recently pointed to a Australian DSi release in July, logically leading to a […]

Speaking to MCV magazine, Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton has said that he won’t rest until everyone in the entire world is playing videogames. He sort of said that, anyway. “We really have only scratched the surface in terms of the number of potential users still out there,” he said. “As long as there are […]

Nintendo UK head David Yarnton has denied that Nintendo ever turned its back on the hardcore, and has reiterated that new versions of “popular core gaming franchises” are on the way for Wii. “It’s simply not true, Nintendo has never lost its passion for core gamers,” he told MCV. “Nintendo would like to bring smiles […]

Speaking to MCV, Nintendo UK marketing boss Dawn Paine has admitted there are currently no plans for any more Brain Training games from Nintendo. “The idea behind More Brain Training is that people can move across to it once they have played the first one, and vice versa, and are looking for new challenges and […]

Nintendo UK has confirmed that a schedule listing WiiWare for a May 20 launch in Europe is official and correct. WiiWare, a channel dedicated to providing downloadable games in a similar way to Xbox Live Arcade, launches in the US on May 12.

While Wii download service WiiWare has now been confirmed for a May 12 release in the US, Nintendo UK is refusing to be drawn on when we can expect to see the initiative in Europe. “We’re not announcing Euro plans on this right now,” said a Nintendo UK rep, who also refused to give details […]

Nintendo UK head David Yarnton has promised that Wii and DS have plenty of room to grow in the UK and that the British arm of the company won’t be following the status quo in ensuring continued success for the machines. “We aim to be disruptive and to surprise in what we do, be it […]

Nintendo UK GM David Yarnton has said that the British Wii’s attach rate is on the up, but hasn’t back up the claim with figures. “We are still very early into the life-cycle but even so we are seeing the attach rate increasing all the time,” he said. “As we bring new users to video […]